Jun 30, 2009 windows 7 ultimate rc 64bit edition virtualized on fedora 11, 64bit using sun xvm virtualbox 3. Thus you need to reimport the certificate in sun vdi 3. Oracle vdi now mates with both solaris and linux the. To determine the version of sun virtual desktop infrastructure software on a system, the following command can be run. Oracle virtual desktop infrastructure vdi software is a desktop virtualization product that provides desktop virtualization to replace personal computers with virtual machines vms on a server. Sun vdi 3 patch 2 is now available at sunsolve oracle. Download sun ray connector for citrix xendesktop 1.
Aug 17, 2009 the installation of the new virtualbox version will change the ssl certificate of the web service. Oracle vdi oracle virtual desktop infrastructure vdi software is a desktop virtualization product that provides desktop virtualization to replace personal computers with virtual machines vms on a server. Early examples include the oracle exadata database machine x28, and the first oracle exalogic elastic cloud, both introduced in late 2010. Suns previous vdi 2 envisioned copying complete virtual desktops to centralized storage as its only persistence mechanism. Desktops are accessed via sun ray client, oracle vdc client basically a software version of the sun ray, also using the same alp protocol as the sun ray, remote desktop protocol rdp client, or. The sun ray 2 series of physical client devices allows you to manage bandwidth, support multimedia and gives you options for peripheral connectivity in a virtual desktop infrastructure vdi at a competitive price. The fosscloud environment software and hardware is an integrated and redundant server infrastructure to provide cloudservices, windows or linux based saas, terminal server, virtual desktop infrastructure vdi or virtual serverenvironmens. Virtualbox oracle vm virtualbox microsoft windows, linux, freebsd, macos, solaris opensolaris, reactos, dos.
In the sun vdi administration ui select the affected virtualbox desktop provider. In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features. With virtual desktop infrastructure software 3, sun adds the option of a sunonly virtual desktop software set, says product line manager. Downloads for sun ray software, sun ray operating software, oracle virtual desktop. Suns vdi core software sits on top of the hypervisor and contains all of the brokering and management logic. Sun vdi connector licensed per concurrent user, includes the sun ray server software. Single puropse version of sun secure global desktop software required for pcs devices, non sun based thin clients and or accessing terminal services virtual desktop access kit the glue between sun ray server software, sun secure global desktop, vmware esx virtual center for the case of using sun rays to acces vmware vdi based deskops. One of the key drivers of windows 7 is it is more secure than windows xp, and moving to a virtual desktop infrastructure also improves security. Jul 16, 20 the company had made a number of improvements to suns vdi software and sun ray client products since then, including an ipad app for virtual desktop clients in 2011. Windows 7 ultimate rc 64bit edition virtualized on fedora 11, 64bit using sun xvm virtualbox 3. Virtualbox is a generalpurpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use. The company had made a number of improvements to suns vdi software and sun ray client products since then, including an ipad app for virtual desktop clients in 2011. Mar 26, 2009 suns previous vdi 2 envisioned copying complete virtual desktops to centralized storage as its only persistence mechanism. Oracle ceases development of vdi, sun ray clients and software.
For detailed instructions, see downloading a sun ray software product pack. The server site does not have to configure its firewallnat to allow access on port 5900 or 5800. Aug 31, 2016 jason collier, one of the founders of scale computing, talks about workspot, a company developing vdi software that utilizes a cloudbased control plane for managing, orchestrating and monitoring. Sun xvm virtualization suite from sun microsystems. Support for hardware virtualization vtx and amdv on mac os x hosts. Suns software shines at serving up virtual desktops, but solaris may limit its mass appeal. Sun s software shines at serving up virtual desktops, but solaris may limit its mass appeal. For more information on sun ray operating software, including packaging, download changes, and support requirements, refer to the sun ray operating software faq. Resizing of disk image formats from oracle, vdi virtualbox disk image, and microsoft, vhd virtual pc hard disk. May 30, 2008 virtual box is the entrylevel product in suns xvm virtualization and management platform.
Support for 64bit guests on 32bit host operating systems experimental. To determine the version of sun vdi software on a system, the following command can be run. Oracle and sun microsystems strategic acquisitions oracle. Vmware vdi solutions sun vdi solutions sun vdi indepth look. Sun virtual desktop infrastructure software access centralized desktops easily assign users to desktops use nearly any client device shift desktops across devices. Suns xvm virtual box passes 5 million downloads internetnews. Jason collier, one of the founders of scale computing, talks about workspot, a company developing vdi software that utilizes a cloudbased control. For instance, a key security benefit is, in vdi environments, the users operating system typically runs on a backend host server rather than directly on the users desktop, physically isolating. An expert looks at the capabilities of sun ray 2 in this tip. Oracle vm virtualbox is a free and opensource hosted hypervisor for x86 virtualization.
So, sun has included vmware support as the major new feature in version 2. The installation of the new virtualbox version will change the ssl certificate of the web service. Jan 20, 2010 suns vdi core software sits on top of the hypervisor and contains all of the brokering and management logic. Compare real user opinions on the pros and cons to make more informed decisions. For a thorough introduction to virtualization and virtualbox. The fosscloud is a software, which enables you, to build your own privat or your publiccloud. Sun intros vdi 3, a sunonly virtual desktop set network. How to install and configure the vdi core software. Sun has announced a virtualdesktop system with the release of virtual desktop infrastructure 2. Mar 27, 2009 with virtual desktop infrastructure software 3, sun adds the option of a sun only virtual desktop software set, says product line manager. The final piece is the client access layer, which can be a thin client, a microsoft terminal services client rdp, or suns secure web access portal. Virtual desktop infrastructure with sun ray 2 devices.
Virtualbox x86 cpu 2 gb 1 gb solaris 10 update 664. Sun brings storage management to desktop virtualization. With vdi, administrators running vmwares virtualization solutions can provide a range of. Vdi studio is a free editor for virtualbox disk image files.
Virtualbox is a powerful x86 and amd64intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Oracle vdi now mates with both solaris and linux the register. Virtual box is the entrylevel product in suns xvm virtualization and management platform. The thing we were missing was tight integration with the virtualization layer, chris kawalek, a sun product marketing. Implementers will rely on master or golden images of windows and office, and only save a few specifications and applications that are individual to each end users desktop. Sun ray 3i thin client hardware provides fat vdi for. Sun invites vmware to virtual desktop dance the register. You can choose either virtualbox platform for a simple costeffective quick start, or other dominant platforms like vsphere, xenserver, hyperv or kvm, to provide highlevel administration functions for large scale deployments. A sun bejelentette a virtual desktop infrastructure 2.
Dec 29, 2008 the sun ray 2 series of physical client devices allows you to manage bandwidth, support multimedia and gives you options for peripheral connectivity in a virtual desktop infrastructure vdi at a competitive price. Sun vdi virtual desktop infrastructure software is a connection broker that. Sun has offered an early concept of vdi since 1999 with the sun ray software and sun ray devices. Not only is virtualbox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as open source software under the terms of the gnu general public license gpl version 2. Oracle broadens its desktop virtualization reach with vdi 3. May 24, 2011 one of the key drivers of windows 7 is it is more secure than windows xp, and moving to a virtual desktop infrastructure also improves security. A sun a vmware incnel kotott tagabb megallapodas kereteben mar bejelentette, hogy tamogatja a sun vdi 2.
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